On May 11, 7:27 am, Javed Iqbal Kaleem <JavedIqbalKal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>
> Yes as a free citizen of Pakistn, they have the right to express their
> views. But in democracies the majority opinion prevails, unlike India
> where Hindi belt dominates
> politics of the whole country. We have NOT LAID A SINGLE BRICK OF THE
> KALA BAGH DAM, NOR WILL, UNLIKE INDIA WHICH HAS DEPRIVED EAST BENGAL
> AND WEST PAKISTAN BY ILLEGALLY CONSTRUCTING DAMS.
>
> Javed Iqbal Kaleem
>
Reclaimed land in the Indus Valley in Sindh goes to military
personnel, not because Punjab is a large province, but because the
military is Pakistan's largest body of organized crime. It is
Pakistan's GHQ that has always determined who get s to steal in
Pakistan and how much. The process has absolutely nothing to do with
democracy that has remained an alien concept in Pakistan's brief
history.
Separate electorates and the Pakistan Movement were all predicated on
the argument that one-man-one-vote democracy is unsuitable for a
pluralistic society like pre-partition India.
Shrill complaints against the "tyranny of the majority" was the
foundation of the Pakistan Movement. But it is as ironic as it is apt,
that in post-partition era, Jinnah`s Pakistan continued to be plagued
by the very same premises that gave it birth, namely, that one-man-one-
vote democracy is unsuitable for a pluralistic society.
West Pakistan`s ruling elite which had once inveighed against the
Hindu majority in pre-partition India, found themselves inveighing
against the Hindu-tainted majority of East Pakistan. "Separate
Electorates" and "Parity" were the neo-****bboleths to neutralize the
majority voters in East Pakistan from having a significant say in
Pakistan`s affairs.
Pakistan's ruling elite could not live under the "tyranny of the
majority". So even in independent Pakistan it took to insisting on
living under "tyranny of the minority"!!!
Today, it is Pakistan's military that has emerged as the crown jewel
of Pakistan's ruling minority.
In today's Pakistan, the native Sindhis, for example, have scant
representation in the military. East Pakistan itself had suffered
dispro****tionately more than West Pakistan under military dictatr****p
for the very same reason. And so does Sindh in today's Pakistan.
Pakistan's military and the ISI were never representative of the hopes
and aspirations of ordinary Pakistanis. It is highly educative to keep
in mind the geographical concentration of military personnel
- eighty percent of officers, rank and file, come from only five
districts: Attock, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jhelum and Gujrat in Punjab;
and three districts of NWFP: Mardan, Peshawar and Kohat - ill-gotten
wealth of the military funnels prosperity to a very narrow segment in
the country (professionally & geographically).
It is this mal-distribution of the military (kept alive artificially
by the British propounded "martial races theory") that has made it
easier for the military's top brass to manipulate the lower ranking
soldiers into upholding the cor****ate interests of Pakistan's
military.
It is not surprising that General Tikka Khan who earned infamy as the
Butcher of Bengal in 1971 had gone on to earn further infamy as the
Butcher of Balochistan after the 1971 partition of Pakistan.
Today Pakistan remains firmly under the "tyranny of the minority", an
ironic but unsurprising outcome of the Pakistan Movement that owed its
birth to the fear of the majority.
And that is why, come what may, it is the military personnel that get
to take possession of reclaimed land in the Indus Valley instead of
the sons of the soil. And that is why dams like the Kalabagh dam will
get built to further the economic interests of the military personnel
who have a free run on the water and electricity.
>
> > On May 8, 2:40 am, koolfireii...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> > > On May 8, 9:58 am, Javed Iqbal Kaleem <JavedIqbalKal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wro=
te:
> > > There is no provision for that in the Indus river water treaty,you
bui=
ld a dam
> > > downstream,or divert,the source will get cut off by India,THE ORIGIN
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F ALL
> > > RIVERS FLOWING INTO PAKISTAN IS REGULATED IN INDIA,Pakistan is a
> > > downstream country,like everything else which has to do with India
Pak=
istan
> > > issues,you are always in the down position.Indians are on the top.
>
> > Three of the four provinces of Pakistan are opposed to the Kalabagh
> > dam. In fact, legislators of these 3 provinces have already passed
> > resolutions opposing the dam.
>
> > Only Punjab is pu****ng for it, primarily because the project is for
> > the benefit of military officials most of whom hail from a few
> > districts in Punjab. The reclaimed land, even in Sindh, go to military
> > officials from Punjab.
>
> > The concern is that the dam would submerge large swathes of fertile
> > Peshawar valley in Pashtunkhwa and deprive Sindh and Balochistan
> > provinces of their due shares of the Indus waters.
>
> >
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> >http://www.dawn.com/2008/04/23/top9.htm
>
> > DAWN, Karachi, Pakistan
> > April 23, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 16, 1429
>
> > .....Ms Jamani and some of her other colleagues argued the project
> > should not be taken up after resolutions passed by the provincial
> > assemblies of Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan against it and called for
> > implementing alternative plans......
>
> > .....=93We will not let Kalabagh dam be built,=94 PPP=92s Shagufta
Jaman=
i
> > said angrily after PML-N member Chaudhry Ejaz Virk picked up Mr
> > Wattoo=92s theme by saying the proposed dam could be called
=93Quaid-i-
> > Azam Dam=94 as a way of appeasing its it would submerge large swathes
of=
> > fertile Peshawar valley in the North West Frontier Province and
> > deprive Sindh and Balochistan provinces of their due shares of the
> > Indus watersopponents, who actually argue against the project over
> > fears ......
>
> >
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> > > > > On May 7, 3:53 pm, Tambi Dude <tambid...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > You are traitor of Muslim Ummah and Bangladesh . You are
lick=
ing toes
> > > > > > > of Indians who are bent upon killing Banglade****s daily. By
bl=
ocking
> > > > > > > water of Banglade****
> > > > > > > rivers, they want to starve you. But as a shameless beggar
you=
are
> > > > > > > licking their toes. I do not care for such conscienceless
per=
sons.
>
> > > > > > > Javed Iqbal
>
> > > > > Punjab has been depriving Sindh of water for a long time.
Pakistan=
> > > > > wants to make new and large Dams and canals for retired army
offic=
ials
> > > > > on Indus river. Kalabagh dam & Greater Thal canal are good
example=
s.
> > > > > There is a petition on line that can be signed to protest the
> > > > > injustice to Sindh.
>
> > > > > Go to:http://www.petitiononline.com/sindhu/petition.html
>
> > > > > Here's the petition:
>
> > > > > Stop illegal constructions of Kalabagh dam & Greater Thal canal
>
> > > > > To: World Bank, Asian Bank & UNO
>
> > > > > Pakistan wants to make new and large Dams and canals for retired
a=
rmy
> > > > > officials on Indus river. Due to atrocities of province of
Punjab =
now
> > > > > Sindh is facing deadly shortage of water. In fact Punjab theft
the=
> > > > > water of Sindh continously through centuries. In 1945 an accord
wa=
s
> > > > > made in the period of Birtish rule. Now Punjab doing human
rights =
and
> > > > > accord violations and making forcibly with the help of army,
more
> > > > > large Dams and Canals on Indus river. "The term 'historic share'
o=
f
> > > > > water has no history. This term has never been used even in the
> > > > > context of the 1991 Water Accord. However, when the
deliberations =
on
> > > > > the Water Accord were going on in 1991, the ap****tionment of
water=
> > > > > between Punjab and Sindh had to be decided. The committee
decided =
to
> > > > > take the average of water ap****tioned between Punjab and Sindh
fro=
m
> > > > > 1977 to 1982 for the sake of an exercise just to determine the
amo=
unt
> > > > > required to be ap****tioned. But irrigation officials of the
Punjab=
> > > > > regarded it as their 'historic share' of water. According to the
> > > > > calculation of the so-called 'historic' right on water, the
Punjab=
was
> > > > > awarded 48 MAF while Sindh got 46 MAF. But, when the 1991 Water
Ac=
cord
> > > > > was finalised, Sindh was awarded 48.76 MAF of water. It is
besides=
the
> > > > > point that the Punjab got a greater quantity of water in the
accor=
d,
> > > > > 55.94 MAF (almost 56 MAP.) Even then, the Punjab was not happy
to =
see
> > > > > that as per the 1991 Water Accord, Sindh was drawing more water
th=
an
> > > > > the Punjab had been consuming during the years 1977 to 1982,
i.e.,=
48
> > > > > MAF. Basing the distribution of waters on the 'averages' of
> > > > > exaggerated flow of the Sindhu Darya, was bound to lead to a
major=
> > > > > confrontation between the upper and lower riparian. The waters
flo=
wing
> > > > > down the Sindhu vacillates between 104 MAF and 80 MAF. How can
> > > > > ap****tionment be based on the average of such a wide difference
in=
> > > > > real flows. Surely, water ap****tionment depends on need. As the
Si=
ndhu
> > > > > Darya is the only source of water for Sindh, this province must
be=
> > > > > given its actual share specially during times of severe
shortages.=
>
> > > > > The Punjab, during the downswing of the cycle, has complete
contro=
l of
> > > > > the waters in the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. In addition, the
upper=
> > > > > riparian have sweet ground water reserves of 300 MAF which they
ca=
n
> > > > > draw on in times of shortages. Taking this reality into account,
t=
he
> > > > > 1945 Sindh-Punjab water agreement gave 75 per cent of the
Darya's
> > > > > waters to Sindh. The Punjab, through its infamous link canals,
cou=
ld
> > > > > only draw water from the Sindhu during the peak flood season.
That=
is
> > > > > all. Last year, during Nawaz Sharif's chauvinist rule, his
provinc=
e
> > > > > unilaterally opened the link canals in late May - early June
which=
> > > > > negatively affected agricultural output income in Sindh. This
shou=
ld
> > > > > have given the upper riparians enough sense to see the logic in
> > > > > the1945 Water Agreement. But, then, theft based on greed has its
o=
wn
> > > > > perverted logic, which if repeated often enough will be
believed.(=
By:
> > > > > Anwar Pirzado)
> > > > > The quantity of even 10 maf provisionally allocated under the
acco=
rd
> > > > > is available only for 24 out of 72 years as calculated under the
> > > > > title, 'Kharif availability'. Thus it is clear that the required
> > > > > quantity of water for the substance of the environment cannot
beco=
me
> > > > > available under the cir***stances. It is not possible that this
> > > > > position can be improved by denying the allocations/commitments
of=
the
> > > > > operational projects or by leaving the storages unfilled.
However,=
it
> > > > > is im****tant that at least further deterioration in the
ecological=
> > > > > conditions must be prevented. The best that can be done to save
th=
e
> > > > > environment from complete devastation is to plan future projects
s=
o
> > > > > that the minimum required discharge of 300,000 cusecs is
available=
for
> > > > > outflow to sea at least for as much time as it is available,
after=
> > > > > meeting the current Kharif demand. (By: Zulfiqar Halepoto)
>
> > > > > Pakistan grows around 18 million tons of wheat per year and
im****t=
s
> > > > > roughly 2 million tons. The average yield per acre is 0.81 tons
> > > > > against 0.97 tons in neighbouring India and 0.87 tons for the
worl=
d.
> > > > > So is it for each and every crop in Pakistan. A few
administrative=
> > > > > steps like streamlining the supply of quality seed at proper
time;=
> > > > > sparing a pittance for research on improved seeds in our
excellent=
> > > > > agricultural universities; eliminating the use of spurious
pestici=
des,
> > > > > making fertilizers available at affordable rates and mounting a
> > > > > dedicated training campaign for our Haris in the proper use of
> > > > > pesticides and fertilizers, could increase the yield per acre,
whi=
le
> > > > > costing only a fraction of the Rs. 500 billion needed for the
Kala=
bagh
> > > > > dam. And this is only the empirical side. The effect on our
agrari=
an
> > > > > society and agricultural economy when all these concerted inputs
a=
re
> > > > > applied at the designated sectors will be tremendous. Of the 105
M=
AF
> > > > > at present made available at the canal heads an estimated 60% is
l=
ost
> > > > > through eva****ation and seepage as follows: 15 MAF is lost in
majo=
r
> > > > > river beds, 10 MAF in canals and minors, 10 MAF in watercourses
an=
d 25
> > > > > MAF on farms. (By: Abrar Kazi)"
>
> > > > > We strongly appeal to World bank, Asian bank & UNO, help us to
sto=
p
> > > > > atrocities and violations of accord of 1945 from the side of
Punja=
b.
> > > > > If kalabagh dam and Greater Thal canal will be build, Sindh
provin=
ce
> > > > > will be in danger, due to destruction of Indus delta and deadly
> > > > > shortage of water.
>
> > > > > To sign the petition,
visit:http://www.petitiononline.com/sindhu/p=
etition-sign.html?
>
> > > > > > That's all a true muslim is capable of. Declare other muslim
as =
a
> > > > > > traitor
> > > > > > and if possible behead him. No wonder Javed told me that he
hate=
s
> > > > > > Irfan Hussain of Dawm, Reza Azmi, Pervez Hoodhboy etc.
>
> > > > > > Why would India block Bangladesh water. If we had to do it we
wo=
uld
> > > > > > done to Pakistan. Remember all Pak rivers start from Indian
kash=
mir.
> > > > > > Kahani khatam. Pakistan over.
> > > > > > I wish we do that. pakistan can go to seventh century arab
days =
when
> > > > > > they use to clean their ass by stones.
>
> > > > These are a few mis-guided elements who do get rejected in polls.
> > > > Pakistan will soon construct a large dam to store its huge water
> > > > resources and produce electricity.
>
> > > > Javed Iqbal Kaleem
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